Big Deck Solitaire
It’s been one hectic year for Mac gaming, but luckily before the year's end, here's one game that's an encouraging sign that life is good. Big Deck Solitaire is classic solitaire that most everyone is familiar with. This version has been simplified for easy access to the game. There are no bells or whistles to distract your concentration and relaxation, which is a welcome relief to some card gamers. It is your basic bare bones solitaire game with a few choices, stats and clear explanations to teach new players. Veteran gamers can review rules if necessary. So, be prepared to loosen your collar, get into your sweats and unwind your head full of noise.
There are six different games to choose from: Klondike, which is probably the solitaire game practically everyone plays, (two variations of Klondike are included), Free Cell, Spider (one suit), Spider (two suits), and Spider (four suits). The Klondike game has seven tableau piles with the top card only facing up. There are foundation piles at the top where you will place your cards starting from an ace to a king all in the same suit. Once you remove your face card the next card will flip over automatically. You can move your face cards to other foundation piles as long as it is in descending order and every other card must be a different color. For example you can place a red queen on a black king and then the jack will need to be red. You can also move blocks of cards as long as they are in order. In order to advance in the game you may need to play the stockpile at the top left of the screen. In one deal Klondike only one card from the stockpile will reveal at a time. In the three card deal Klondike, three cards will reveal at a time but you can use only the top card. After depleting the stockpile, you can replay the used cards by clicking on the curved arrow at the bottom of the deck. To win this game all the cards must be on the foundation piles.
In Free Cell all the cards are faced up on eight tableau rows. There are four foundation slots at the top left and on the right there are four reserve spaces. Any card can be moved to an empty reserve space or tableau pile. Cards can be placed on the foundation pile by starting from the ace in ascending order (A, 2, 3, 4, etc.).
The Spider games are played the same whether you play one, two or four suits. The open cards can be moved to other open cards in descending order (5, 4, 3, etc.). You build your sequence of cards from King to Ace and can be moved to the foundation at the top of the screen. When you click on the stockpile, it will distribute cards across the board on each tableau column. You can only move a group of cards from the foundation when they are in order with every other card a different color. To win in all the games, you must clear the foundation.
Big Deck Solitaire will display a sideboard with rules or statistics to view readily. The stats will show games played, victories, losses, streaks, number of moves, average times, etc. Once you are good at the games, you can challenge yourself by beating your stats. If you do not need the sidebar, click on the arrows at the top right to get rid of it. In addition you can zoom in or out making the cards smaller or larger. Big Deck will even size to cinema displays without losing graphic resolution, which means you can have a truly clear BIG deck on your BIG computer display! Another one of our favorite features of this game is the autoplay button; when you know you have won, hit autoplay to finish the game for you. This will avoid the obvious clicking of the few remaining cards.
Play Big Deck Solitaire to relax and entertain yourself or challenge yourself by timing your play or using the least number of cards to win. There are six different solitaire games to keep you interested, and you will not get distracted with a storyline or background scenes. Like Zen Stones you can om your way through the day in one soothing game play. All of us at macgames.org are happy to bring you Big Deck Solitaire, and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed developing it. So, sit back, launch the game, relax and focus on the mantra: now's the time for big fun...
Features: 1) Klondike (one card deal), Klondike (three card deal), Free Cell, Spider (one suit), Spider (two suits), Spider (four suits); 2) Statistics; 3) Customizeable background color; 4) Choose from two kinds of card decks; 5) Fits and sizes to screen / Mac display sizes small and large.
The Three Musketeers Review
Three Musketeers is a classic novel and now a RPG Mac game. The play starts with d’ Artagnan leaving home to pursue a life as a 
Musketeer. He travels to Paris to begin his training. He has a letter of introduction to Monsieur de Treville but it is taken from him during a scuttle with a rogue.
The game is to follow the yellow footprints for d’ Artagnan’s quests. You can veer off the yellow prints to search barrels and crates for loot and mana for health. The story is moved along in conversations and cartoon strips. You duel with just about everyone who challenges 
you. The main thing to remember when dueling is to wait to see your opponent sweat and then take them down. D’ Artagnan’s father had told him to never sell the horse he gave him, but to get money and avoid embarrassment (the horse is a different color than most horses) d’Artagnan sells it right away. Other methods of earning money is to take on quests that will pay you and sell your loot to the blacksmith. Some of the loot can be coins, peasant shirts, berets with or without feathers, collars and more. The blacksmith also will repair things, and he can sell you firearms. It’s important to collect the health potions in case you get injured in a fight.
You will eventually come across Athos (aura of mystery), Aramis (true calling is the priesthood), and Pothos (great strength). They will help 
you along the way. They like to party and play games so be ready for the side games. Tennis anyone? Cards and dice are also favorites of the musketeers. You will meet the evil cardinal and you will pursue the man in the purple outfit who stole your letter.
Your quests will take you all over France and England and back again helping good people and fighting the bad. You will encounter 
civilians and soldiers.
This RPG play follows the novel in a close adaptation. The artwork is simple and flat but works for this type of play. The game is easy 
enough for new and casual players without being frustrating like some other more difficult and violent RPGs. I never advocate not reading a book, but this game makes it very tempting not to read the original novel. Find out what happens to d’ Artagnan and his fellow musketeers. All for one and one for all.
Features of Three Musketeers:
-17th Century France and England
-Thwart Cardinal Richelieu
-Defend Queen Anne
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Broken Hearts: A Soldier’s Duty Reveiw
Broken Hearts: A Soldier’s Duty is a very dramatic title for an equally gripping tale. It is a hidden object Mac game with solitaire card games to unlock.
The story begins with recently married couple, Maria and David Fox. They are experiencing discontent and growing apart from each other and are at odds with each other for unknown reasons. Further obstacle to perpetuate this unfortunate relationship is David going off to war. The life of an army wife is too much for an already unhappy marriage and what happens to Maria is the story that follows her once blissful life.
The main play is the hidden object games that take you back to happier times and places for Maria. You have a choice of 3 modes to choose from: Normal, Hard and Insane. In Hard you must find the Normal objects and harder objects and Insane you do not get hints in addition to the other modes. These plays are different from other HOGs. Instead of listing the objects they give you the type of objects to search for in each location. At the wedding reception you need to find drinks and desserts to earn hearts. I liked this kind of search since you do not have to keep looking back at the list of objects, and the items are pertinent to the subject matter. However, it is not as easy as you may think because near the end of your search, it becomes harder to identify the items. This is where the 2 types of hints come in 
handy. You can click on the Name hint and it will give you the name of the item like tart or pudding. If after receiving the name and you still cannot find the object, you can click on the Outline hint to see what it looks like. Surprisingly these 2 hints helps a lot, but unfortunately, using them will lower the number of hearts you have accumulated. You can also zoom into a section of the screen. Just remember not to click too many wrong items or your cursor will freeze for a few seconds.
The hearts will unlock the solitaire card games that Maria likes to play when she is depressed. There are 5 types of games: Klondike, Prisoners, Free Cell, Golf and Pyramid. How to play each of these games will be outlined at the top of the screen. If you are not a card
fan, you can return to the HOGs easily.
Broken Hearts: A Soldier’s Duty is a melodramatic story about romance, love, tragedy and more. If you are into romance novels, you’ll enjoy this tale, but if you are like me, you’ll think the story is a little depressing. If you can handle being down, try this HOG for a fun time. If not, just play the original and well thought out games, both HOGs and cards. The music is soothing and appropriate for each section, and the artwork is good. The only negative may be the repetitiveness of the objects and scenes but to be fair, most HOGs are like that. I give it a 3.5 for the plays.
Features of Broken Hearts: A Soldier’s Duty:
-Romance Tale
-Original HOG Plays
-Unlock Solitaire Games
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Gunslinger Solitaire Review
If you like solitaire, cowboys and Indians, and funny cartoons, you’ll like Mac card game Gunslinger Solitaire. The cursor is a gun and your click shoots the weapon. Bang!
The object is to clear the screen of all the cards by shooting a card 1 lower or 1 higher than the card below. If the deck card faced up is a 4, then you look for a 3 
or a 5 card on the game board. If you do not have either card, then click or shoot the deck faced down to deal another card. Making multiple matches will give you more points. Some of the cards will have bonus games like shoot the bags of money, aim your bow and shoot the target and more to break up your basic solitaire game. Some of the games will have you reloading your gun when you run out of bullets. Just click on the red reload button to continue on your game. These games will gain you more money to use at the 
country store for helps like the undo knife.
Gunslinger Solitaire is a basic solitaire game with just matching the card higher or lower, but in many instances if you plan your attack with some strategy, you can make the most matches. You’ll get stats on your cash, bonus, time and more. There are goldmines and treasures to find. The artwork is a cute, colorful cartoon and done well. The music is an easy strumming guitar appropriate for the western theme. If you like this type of card game (a similar one is Fairway Solitaire), you’ll enjoy this one with its sound effects of guns shooting and arrow sailing. This game is not difficult and makes for a relaxing time. Get your trigger finger ready and shoot away. I give it a 3 out of 5 for one great shootout.
Features of Gunslinger Solitaire:
-Western Solitaire
-Mini Action Shooter Games
-Colorful and Quirky Cartoon Characters
Similar game: Fairway Solitaire
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Faded Reality Review
I found the premise to be a little creepy in Mac hidden object game Faded Reality, but I think that was the main objective so it was effective. The story is about Monica who wakes up from a cornea transplant. Something that is routine from donors who have died. The weird thing about Monica’s transplant is that she starts seeing things when she closes her eyes. Things and places she has never been to or seen before. Somehow she knows it is connected to the donor’s environment. She goes in search of these places…..
Each location in this hidden object game has another location to search for many objects and letters. You cannot click on an object if the 
word is not complete. You search for the letters (A, B, C, etc.) to complete the word. Once the word is completed that object will be removed from the scene revealing another object you are searching for. The list of the objects is at the bottom of the screen. You cannot click on items or letters unless they are listed. This is a little frustrating since you see letters and objects you know will be on the list later when you find the present listed things.
In addition, you may have to go back and forth from one location to another. When you reach a house, you will search outside and inside for objects. Another thing I found annoying was when I took the cursor over an object, sometimes the incomplete word of the item would appear and get in your way. The letters are important to this game because the letters will help Monica recall the words.
A side game is to unscramble the found letters to send you to a location for more things. Other mini games are the solitaire plays, matching 2 halves of torn playing cards and logic puzzles like shining lights in the correct direction to unveil a 
scene.
I give Faded Reality credit for an original story and creative hidden object play with letters. Sometimes the words of an object will obstruct your search because I like to take the cursor across the screen looking for the items and the pop-ups kept getting in the way. The music was appropriate and the artwork good. The story did keep you interested in going on in the game. I give it a 3 out 5 for all of the above.
Features of Faded Reality:
-Engaging Story
-Lots of Mini Games
-Hidden Object Play with a Twist
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